diff --git a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/txthrottler/tx_throttler.go b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/txthrottler/tx_throttler.go
index d6105162b33..61ea888b038 100644
--- a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/txthrottler/tx_throttler.go
+++ b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/txthrottler/tx_throttler.go
@@ -51,10 +51,6 @@ var (
 	throttlerFactory       throttlerFactoryFunc
 )
 
-func init() {
-	resetTxThrottlerFactories()
-}
-
 func resetTxThrottlerFactories() {
 	healthCheckFactory = func(topoServer *topo.Server, cell string, cellsToWatch []string) discovery.HealthCheck {
 		return discovery.NewHealthCheck(context.Background(), discovery.DefaultHealthCheckRetryDelay, discovery.DefaultHealthCheckTimeout, topoServer, cell, strings.Join(cellsToWatch, ","))
@@ -67,6 +63,10 @@ func resetTxThrottlerFactories() {
 	}
 }
 
+func init() {
+	resetTxThrottlerFactories()
+}
+
 // ThrottlerInterface defines the public interface that is implemented by go/vt/throttler.Throttler
 // It is only used here to allow mocking out a throttler object.
 type ThrottlerInterface interface {
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@ func NewTxThrottler(env tabletenv.Env, topoServer *topo.Server) *TxThrottler {
 	} else {
 		log.Infof("Initialized transaction throttler with config: %+v", txThrottler.config)
 	}
-
 	return txThrottler
 }